How long did it take your iontophoresis to work?

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JohnMarston

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I've been doing 18v for 20 minutes a day for the last 6 days. Today I put baking soda into it and it was pretty sore. Nothing I can't handle though. I'm just wondering how long it took you guys for it to work? I'm not noticing any reduced sweating.

Thanks.
 
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ImNotMyIllness

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A month ago my feet started sweating all the time, even without shoes. So, I created my own device (as shown on Youtube). My feet feel back to normal. I've been doing it for 2 and a half weeks, for 30 minutes a day with salt. My feet still sweat in shoes but it's now manageable. Hang in there........
 
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JohnMarston

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Me again. I just wanted to post back saying that my hands are definitely drier after that treatment. I'm not sure if it was the baking soda that did it but my hands are definitely drier. If I move them about they get completely dry, if I'm sitting they'll feel a little like I'm in humid weather, definitely an improvement. I'm going to try again tomorrow with the baking soda. I'm getting pretty sore electrical burns on my hands now, but this is so worth it.

I'm not sure if it will work though. I've read that it isn't a gradual decrease in sweating with the iontophoresis. Is this as dry as my hands will get? I'll post back tomorrow with the results.

I should note that my hand sweating was never severe. I never had dripping sweat, it was always like a clammy feeling.
 
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rolllingstone

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The water you use definitely has an effect on how well it will work. I have used water from my hometown that worked well and then moved somewhere else and it lost all effect. The same current was used with both types of water.

I found that san pellegrino sparkling mineral water works very well and they sell that pretty much everywhere. The tap water at my parents house works even better than that though so it is hard to say what is best. From reading around the internet, it seems that the more "stuff" is floating around in the water, the more effective it will be. Rain water or melted snow would probably work pretty well but I've never actually done that.

Lastly, for me iontophoresis takes about a week to become effective and before it gets better, it gets much much worse for a couple of days!
 
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hyp-hi

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I can't remember exactly how long it took for me but I think it was about 2 or 3 weeks. Sometimes less it more. I find that doing treatments every other day works best for me. I use cold tap water, nothing mixed in.
 
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HydroFlood

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About 2 weeks before any benefits were noticed. Over a month before I was happy with the dryness level

10 days of 30 minute sessions every day, after that I had to cut it down to every 2 days due to blistering. It took me 2-3 months to get accustomed, my hands felt very 'tight' and strangely clumsy, almost like I was wearing latex gloves. I hated it at first but that feeling gradually went away. I wouldn't say my hands feel 'normal' now but they do feel more normal. And most importantly dry

I have achieved about 90% dryness and keep that with maintenance sessions twice a week. 15 mins per polarity at about 22v. In-between the fingers and the inside of my thumbs are still damp but there's very little I can do about that. Also feet became much worse after the hands started improving. I didn't expect that, but I can live with it.

Biggest problem is all the little cuts I get. Ionto with cuts is like torture and sometimes vaseline just doesn't work. I have recently started using sticky tape instead with decent results.
 
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86theHH

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HydroFlood said:
10 days of 30 minute sessions every day, after that I had to cut it down to every 2 days due to blistering. It took me 2-3 months to get accustomed, my hands felt very 'tight' and strangely clumsy, almost like I was wearing latex gloves.
15 mins per polarity at about 22v.
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I'm not sure if the blistering occurs from too much voltage or too much current. I had blisters appear when I first started doing ionto for my feet, but I was using a voltage between 20 and 24 and the current was 3.0 milliamps. I now keep it between 14 and 19 volts with a current of 1.5 milliamps and don't experience any blistering.

It might also be that the skin has toughened some by building some type of resistance to the electricity.
Typically I spend about 15 to 30 minutes per polarity for a session time ranging from 30 minutes to 1 hour.

Have you experienced the same type of thing?
Has anyone else had similar experiences?
 
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Sprawling

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Can't say I ever got blisters. Red skin that's about it. I spend 15 mins per polarity. 1/2 hour total for hand and foot. The next day I do the same on the opposite side. Then I wait 2-3 days and start again. I used to do both sides within an hour every 9-11 days.
 
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CharlesN

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It took about 7 days for me. I do maintenance once a week. Last Sunday I had my first bit of sweat (slight moisture on right thumb pad) for about 15 seconds when I first woke up. The week before during maintenance I let two leads of the same battery stay in contact and almost melted the battery. It was too hot to touch afterwards. I think that might be why the treatment didn't completely last the week. So I did 45 minutes per polarity this week. I'm doing 25.6 V and about 8 Amps according to the multimeter. Basically 4 6V lantern batteries in series. Been contemplating switching to Sprawling's machine, but it's one of those if it ain't broke don't fix it deals. Afraid to stop doing something that has been almost 100 % effective for about a year now.

Cut up my hand putting up the Christmas tree for my kids. Doing the maintenance after that was super painful at first until I got numb to the pain. Really made me wish I had listened to Sprawling then. Of course was healed by the next week so inertia to get the machine was lost.

Good luck!
 
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Sprawling

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CharlesN said:
It took about 7 days for me. I do maintenance once a week. Last Sunday I had my first bit of sweat (slight moisture on right thumb pad) for about 15 seconds when I first woke up. The week before during maintenance I let two leads of the same battery stay in contact and almost melted the battery. It was too hot to touch afterwards. I think that might be why the treatment didn't completely last the week. So I did 45 minutes per polarity this week. I'm doing 25.6 V and about 8 Amps according to the multimeter. Basically 4 6V lantern batteries in series. Been contemplating switching to Sprawling's machine, but it's one of those if it ain't broke don't fix it deals. Afraid to stop doing something that has been almost 100 % effective for about a year now.

Cut up my hand putting up the Christmas tree for my kids. Doing the maintenance after that was super painful at first until I got numb to the pain. Really made me wish I had listened to Sprawling then. Of course was healed by the next week so inertia to get the machine was lost.

Good luck!
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Even with a pulsed current machine one must cover up any cuts with petroleum jelly.
 
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CharlesN

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I didn't know that, but I don't think there is danger is there? Just pain. I've never used anything and my hands get cut up a lot from fishing. It definitely has some pain localized to the open cuts or abrasions. But haven't noticed anything beyond that and the pain goes away within minutes and it's not something intolerable. If it really hurt for the full 80-90 minutes I doubt I could take it.
 
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86theHH

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CharlesN said:
I'm doing 25.6 V and about 8 Amps according to the multimeter. Been contemplating switching to Sprawling's machine, but it's one of those if it ain't broke don't fix it deals. Afraid to stop doing something that has been almost 100 % effective for about a year now.
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It would be a good idea to use a machine to generate your DC current since you'll get a cleaner and consistent current. As for the 8 amps you mention, you obviously meant milliamps.
 

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CharlesN

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Thanks 86. I will be ordering one this week. I've had a laptop power supply I was meaning to convert for 8 months now but procrastination defeated me. I like the pulsed current idea.

And sure milliamps sounds more realistic as I don't have to yell "Clear!" before I dip my hands. :)
 
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CharlesN

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I will, I'm not very knowledgeable on mechanical or electrical stuff so I'm sure I'll need to come ask for Sprawling's help.
 
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